StoTherm EIFS: Installation Guide - Sto Corp.

1 St oT he rm EI FS:Ins tallationGuide2 Sto is the inno vati ve worldleaderin cladding,coatin g and restorati on sys was an Exteri or Insulation and Finis h Systemspion eer - in trod ucing StoTh er m to Eur op e in in Atlanta,Georgia,ISO 9001:2000and140 01 :2 004 Certi fi ed Sto Corp.,cont inuesto lead the NorthAmer ic an in du st ry ininno vat io n; provi di ng the highestqua lity productsan d servic es to en hanc e ourcus tom er s industry leadi ng EI FS, Stu cc o, Coa tin gs an d Conc re teRe stor ation pro duc ts are manu facturedin four pla nts loc ated stra tegically acros sNort h Am erica to serveover mo re tha n 200 di stribu tor loc ation s in the.

2 An dCan ada. We conti nue to rev olutionize the indus try with StoMachineTech nology a fa st er , more economic way to applyEIFS ; StoD esig n, con su lta tive designand colorse rvice s, and the Sto Instit ut e, wh ic h tra ins build ing prof es sion als inpr ope r technique s to ensur e las ting result s. Applica tion Tec hn olog Des ig io n, an d the hi ghestqualitypro ducts ma ke Sto the in novativeworld lea derin cl ad di ng , co ati ng an d res tor ationsy st ems .Sto pion eeredEI FS in Eu rop e - 1963 Prod uct s incl ude : EIFS, Stucc o, Coat ings,Wat erp roof Ai r Ba rr iers and Con crete Restorat ionHead qu ar tered in At lant a ISO 9001:200 0 an d 1400 1:2 004 Certif ied 200+ Dis tr ib ut or locat ion sRe volu ti on izin g th e Ind us try!

3 St oMa chineTe chnology St oSil o St o Co ntin uou s Mix er St o M- 8 Spra y Pump St oSt udi o St o In stit ute St oThe rm NE xT St oSil co Sili con e Em ul si on Te chnology Opti li nk Ad vanc ed Pol yme r Tec hnology Lot usan Lotu s- Effe ct Te ch nolog yATTENTIONSto pro duc ts are inten de d for us e by qu al ifi ed professionalcontr acto rs, not co n-sume rs, as a componentof a large r co ns truction asse mbly as spe cifiedby a qualifiedde sign pr ofessional, gen er al co nt racto r or builder. The y shouldbe ins talle d in acc or -danc e with thos e spec if icat io ns an d Sto s instructions. Sto Co rp. dis claimsall, an das sume s no, liabi lity for on-s ite in sp ect ions , for its pro ductsapplied improperly,or byunqualif ie d personsor ent it ie s, or as par t of an improperly designedor cons tructedbuilding,for the nonp erf or man ce of adj acent buildingco mponentsor as semblies,orfor ot he r con struc ti on act iv iti es beyon d Sto s co use of Sto pro ductsor us e as pa rt of an imp ro per ly des ign ed or constructed largerass emblyor buildingmay result in seri ou s da mag e to thi s pr oduct,and to the structureof the building orit s co mpo nent r the fu lles t, most currentinf ormation on proper application,cle an-up.

4 Mix -in g and ot her spec ific at io ns an d war ran ti es , cautionsand disclaimers,ple ase refe r tothe StoCorp .website, ble of Co nt en tsStoTherm EI FSIn trod uct io n ..6 Proj ec t Pr epa rat ion ..7Ma te ri al Stor age and Handling.. 7Su bs tr ates ..8 Liq uid-a pp lie d Wa terpr oof Air Barri er ..8At ta ch men ts ..9Me ch anic al Fas te ners..10Ba ck wr appi ng ..10In sul at ion Boa rds ..11Ex panded Poly styre ne (E PS) Qua li ty Tes t ..11St or ag e ..12Cu tt in g EPS Boa rds ..12Ad hes iv e Appl ica tion ..13EP S Boa rd Application ..13 Fill in g EP S Voids..15Ra sp in g ..16Ba se Coat & Me sh Application..16 Pri mer Ap plica tion.

5 19 Fin is h App lica tion ..19 Floa tin g or Spr aying Textures..20 Sea la nts ..22Ex pansio n Joi nt s ..23 StoT herm EIF S NE xT Inst al lat ion ..24 Failure Pr evention..27 Moi stu re Int rusionand Critic al Details..28Th e Li st of NE VE RS ..29-3 1Sy st emsandPr oducts..33 StoT herm EIF Sys tem s ..34-3 5 StoT herm EIF S Prod ucts ..36-3 8Av erag e Cove rage s for Sto Pr oduc ts ..39-4 1 EIF S In du st ry Adhesives Coverage..41St oMachineTechn ol og y..43 StoS ilo ..44 Compar ative Job Da ta ..46 Port ab le Equipment ..47 Prod uct Re fe re nc e Charts..48-5 0 Sto Jet Mix er ..51 Estim ati ng..53Av erag e Labor Pr oduc tion ..54 Est ima tor Che ck list.

6 55 General Informati on..57 StoT herm EIF S In st all at ion Ins pe ct ion Checklists ..58-6 0Te ch ni cal Support..6145 TheExteriorIn su lationandFi nishSystem(EI FS)6In troductionA trad iti ona l EIF S, also knownas a ClassPB EIFS, is a non-loadbear ingexte rior wall cladding consistingof:1. Adhes ive and/ormechanicalatt ac hment2. In su lat ion boa rd3. Gla ss fi be r reinforcingmesh4. Base Coat5. Fin ish Co atTr ad iti ona l EIFS offe r manyadvantagesin comparisonto othe rcla ddi ng s, including: Ener gy savings Exce ll ent we ather resistance Seaml ess wa ll cove ring Low in st alle d cost Aesth eti c versa tility Low mai nt ena nceBec aus e it pr ovidesmoist ur e protection at the outerplaneof the walla trad it ion al EIFS is oftencalleda bar rier, or face seal, wall des ign.

7 Inco mbi nati on with othercomponentsof construction - windows,flash -ings an d sea la nts - it resist s moisturepenetrationat the outermostsur -fac e of th e wa oTh erm NE xT is the next generation of EIFS whichadds a seamlesswat erp roof air ba rrie r behindthe EIFS wall ovi des all the sa me benefitsof traditionalEIFS, plus it provides: Secondary mois ture protection In creas ed air infiltration/exfiltrationresist anc e Dr ain age of incident al moist ur e in the eventof a brea ch in the EIFSwal l cover ing (muc h like a cavitywall design), when com bin ed wi thst arte r tr ack with wee p holesand verticalrib bon s of adh esi :EIFS requ ire bui ld ing code evaluationreportsthat recognizea particularsystemas an equ ivale nt to the materials/methodsof constructionpr escribedin the have modelbuildingcode recogni-ti on.

8 Oftentheserepo rts are requiredfo r issuanceof a buildingpermitor tocomplywi th Wat erpr oof Air Barrier2. Adhesive3. Insulation boa rd4. Reinf orcingmesh5. Base coa t6. FinishcoatStoTherm NExT:theNextGener ati onofEI FS1. Adhesive2. Insulation Boa rd3. Re infor cing Me sh4. Ba se Coat5. Finis h CoatTr aditi on al orCl assPB EI FS7As a man ufa cture r of high quality, technologically advanced products,Sto wi sh es to pr ovideyou with as muc h informationas pos sible toensu re that you, the professionalins taller,achievea succ es sful, highqual ity ins talla tion. This inst allationhandbookpresentsin a brief formthe es sen tia l guidelinesand infor mationyou needto ins tall StoThermClass ic, Essence, and Lotusanand StoT hermNExTSys hand -boo k was compile d with ex pert in put from Sto TechnicalPer sonnelandfr om ex per ie nc ed applicatorsin the.

9 As we at Sto commitour selvesto manufactu ring superiorqualitypr od -ucts and to in nova ting and intr oducingnew tec hnologiesand products,we val ue and rely on your experiencein the field. We hopethat youwill cont in ue to shar e it wit h us. If you have any sugg es tions , pleaseco ntac t Sto at our headquartersin Atlanta, ojectPreparationCo mpl eti ng the followingtasksbeforebeginning ins tallationcan helpsav e you time and spee d production . Se t up co rre ct sca ffoldingthe day beforeyou wantto wor k on h tim e is lost when wor kers wait for sc affol ding or wor k oninad eq uat e sc affolding. Makesure sc affolding is er ec ted inacc orda nce with OSH A safetyregulations.

10 Prote ct nece ss ary areasusingmaskingta pe and/orplasticcoveringsBEF ORE you sta rt materials,wh ich ar e des ign ed tost ick , can not be clea ned off easi ly after they have dr ied. Mak e su re the corr ect materialsare on the job and properlystored. Foll ow the StoTherm EIF S Installation Insp ectionChecklistat theback of thi s bookto verifyconformanc e of wor k to in st all ati onre qu ir Pa il Pr oduc ts: store and applyall pail pr oduc ts above40 F(4 C ).St or e out of not applyto frozensu rfac es. Bag Products: store all bag productsoff th e groundin a cool,dry locati on. Do not applyma te rials to frozensur fac es.